3500 ACT Vocabulary

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effigy  Speak Example sentences
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(清除,净化) clean; remove offensive parts of book
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(解释,澄清) explain;make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
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(假人,被人憎恨的人物或形象) crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
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(瘦弱的,脆弱的) very thin especially from disease or hunger
element  Speak Example sentences
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(成分,要素) fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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(外部的,表面的) exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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(取名叫,叫做) give right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give title to
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(紧急情况) urgent situation; state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action
elliptical  Speak Example sentences
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(释放,解放) free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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(椭圆的,有意模棱两可的) rounded like an egg; in a shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
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(表示) show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
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(陈述,说明) explain or describe in detail
elucidate  Speak Example sentences
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(捐赠) grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
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(教导,启迪,陶冶) instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
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(解释,启迪) make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
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(尾声,收场白) short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
emancipate  Speak Example sentences
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(取名叫,叫做) give right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give title to
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(时代) particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
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(确立的,不容易改的(风俗习惯)) established firmly and securely; rooted
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(释放,解放) free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
embroidery  Speak Example sentences
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(表皮,皮肤) outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
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(假人,被人憎恨的人物或形象) crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
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(挖掘,掘出,发掘) unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
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(刺绣) elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
enervate  Speak Example sentences
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(接受,支持) take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
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(表示) show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
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(使变弱) weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve
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(确立的,不容易改的(风俗习惯)) established firmly and securely; rooted
entail  Speak Example sentences
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(成分,要素) fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
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(不断地,无穷尽地) in an endless manner
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(要求,需要,牵涉到) imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
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(解释,澄清) explain;make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
eon  Speak Example sentences
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(时代) indefinitely long period of time; age
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(时代) particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
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(生态学家) biologist who studies relation between organisms and their environment
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(似马的) be similar or bear likeness to horse; relating to horse
epidermis  Speak Example sentences
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(永恒的,永远的) forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
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(非常糟糕的) very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful
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(似马的) be similar or bear likeness to horse; relating to horse
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(表皮,皮肤) outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates